I'm 20 and 5 10. Feels like I've finally stopped growing...been adding about half an inch every year since like 16. Never been insecure about height, but I understand why being really short can make life hard for some people. Thankfully I was always average, and never the short one in my friend circle. Basically, if you don't notice, or aren't being pointed out that your short...It's all good.
Not necessarily, but I think you catch my drift. In technical terms, The taller you are, the sooner you die. Also, lots of risks are involved. So sorry about these news must mean to you. Sorry. http://www.everydayhealth.com/healt...-little-facts-about-your-height.aspx#/slide-1
Not sure. I just drive to the basket... leap into the air... and everything is going so well... ... but then instead of continuing to go up, I start to come down. So I extend my arm as far as possible in hopes of doing that Michael Jordan Space Jam thing, but all that happens is I hurt my shoulder by overextending. I then cry and go home and log in as Honey Bear and tell magnificent tales.
Nah...even after i got out of the Corps at 155lbs. very cut and of course proper posture, i got **** like that from girls. I think it was even back then when i was rejected by a 4'10 girl saying i was too short for her. I was about to choke dat b**** out. I guess the gay man in me held me back. I believe it's just my small structure. I have small shoulder width, small wrists, etc. I'm 200 lbs so i probably look all out of proportion. But, i got dem BANE traps! I used to be very insecure about my height, but that was only because i was attracted to short girls(boys). There was nothing better to me than a tiny, and petite partner i could throw around bed. It's still a huge turn on. Maybe it's part pedo and maybe it's part wanting to feel manly. It was always the short girls who talked about how they loved tall guys. Once i started getting older and thinking about breeding, i knew i couldn't torture my future children by choosing a 5'0 girl to create them with. I now am attracted to tall women and they mostly could care less about height from my experience. And all i have to do is wear thicker shoes and boots which is all good.
That's true. It's the shorter girls that like taller guys. They need to "make up" for it by making babies with someone with some height. Anyway that's what my gf tells me. She's 5'1 and says she would never date a short guy. I like small girls for the same reason as you. They're fun. But yeah, I want basketball babies so maybe I should marry a tall girl. I'm not tall... 5'11, and 6' with shoes . I can grab rim though and I'm asian. I got decent hops. But I'm no paulftsk.
as a short person, I feel that there is a lot more advantages of being tall. I can only think of a few things where being short is preferable - coach seats on a long plane ride - gymnastics - being a jockey - a fighter pilot - diving - caving - looking younger - people tend to underestimate you - faster metabolism which can lead to longer lifespan Feel free to add
Interesting seeing all the guys' perspective on this. From the female point of view, being tall is not so desirable. I know this being 6'0". Thought it was 5'11" for a long time - my driver's license still says so - guess doing all the aerobics in my 20's stretched it out one more inch. I blame tall parents and milk drinking. Many women say they would love to be tall. If I could change my height I would take it down to about 5'8". Being the same height as the guys is all too often a straight ticket to the friendzone. Look at the posts above about petite girls. My husband is three inches shorter than me and I think, in my situation, that's normal. The shorter guys are more comfortable with the idea of a woman not necessarily being shorter than them anyway. It is nice not to have to wear heels - they cannot be comfortable and I would trip over everything. Fortunately there is no reason for me to wear them EVER. Some women like the idea of being tall and intimidating - and of course there is that well-known fantasy some guys have - but for some of us it doesn't really go with our personality. Or our personalities develop to fit our bodies because we don't have much choice. Let's face it, when you know you're never going to be little and cute, you have to develop another angle. Especially as a female when so much of how you are perceived depends on looks, and a lot of your looks you can't do a thing about. My baby son is around the 90th percentile for height and - I kid you not - already likes to watch basketball. I wonder what position he will end up playing.
Those were her words, not mine. Paraphrasing a bit. Taller girls don't seem to mind as much from what I have seen and experienced.
I'm 5'8". Short is shorter than me, normal is 5'8", and tall is taller than me. No, I'd say short is 5'5" and down and tall is 6'4" and over. Between those poles, I don't think I notice a man's height.
6'5"-6'6" depending on the time of day. 6'9" wingspan. Size helped playing basketball but really helped playing baseball. For reference my brother is 6'7", cousin 6'9", uncle 7'0", and a bunch in the 6'5" to 6'7" range. My wife is only 5'0" so will be interesting to see how big my son will be.
I'm 5'10. I was the shortest (and youngest with a Sept b-day) kid in class from 6th grade until my sophomore year in HS. I was stuck at 4'10 for 3 years. Thing is, I enjoyed it. I grew to my current height in just a couple of years. Kind of wish I made it to 6' but I'm not bothered by my height. I'm a soccer player so height was never really a factor. I am currently the tallest on both sides of my family. My oldest son is in the 90th percentile for height. My youngest is in the 75th. I have hopes for both of them to be taller than me.
I'm 6'0". Really hit a big growth spurt around intermediate. I think it was about 4-5 inches on a summer. Really wish I would've kept growing, I'd be the Starting Forward for the Rockets if so.
I'm 5'11.. i think anything above 6'3 is an awkward height and would not want it. I might be in the minority on that though. I must be one of those average joes who likes blending into the crowd.
I believe height plays a big role in confidence, first impressions, social life etc. If you're short, you're more likely to not feel so confident, especially when you have tall peers. I'm Asian, standing 5'11" and it plays a BIG factor in my life. It's a plus for girls, gives me confidence, and did I say it's a plus for girls?!
